An Update on Homelessness Programs in Ontario

by Abby | Sep 21, 2026

This report examines provincial spending on homelessness programs, the households receiving support, and trends in the known population experiencing homelessness through 2028–29. It finds that the known population experiencing homelessness increased by 23.3% between...

Towards a National Youth Homelessness Prevention and Housing Strategy

by Stephanie | Sep 14, 2026

About the Proposal At least 35,000 young people experience homelessness in Canada each year. Nearly half of all homeless adults first became homeless before age 25, and by the time young people reach a shelter, three in four are already chronically homeless. The...

Advancing Human Rights Standards for Supportive Housing and Transitional Accommodation in Canada

by Cedar Michel | Sep 10, 2026

Version française This report provides recommendations to all levels of government for the development and adoption of human rights-based standards for supportive housing that align with the federal government’s commitment to the progressive realization of the right...

Review Panel Hearing on the Lack of Accessible Housing in Canada: Written Representations of the Federal Housing Advocate

by Cedar Michel | Jun 9, 2026

Version française Since her appointment in 2022, the Federal Housing Advocate has heard consistently from the disability community that there is a crisis of accessible housing in Canada that requires immediate federal attention. In response, the Advocate exercised her...

Rights-Based Intergovernmental Agreements for the Next National Housing Strategy

by Cedar Michel | Mar 31, 2026

Passer à la version française This report aims to help guide the creation of both multilateral and bilateral agreements between the federal government and the provinces, territories, municipalities, regional bodies, and Indigenous governments as part of the next...